Young Lawyers
Why become a Young Lawyers?
Young Lawyer membership provides an opportunity to serve the legal profession in the Commonwealth by contributing to initiatives and projects relating to the profession and rule of law. Young Lawyer members have a vital role to play as the CLA undergoes a process of consolidation and renewal.
Young Lawyers are driven by the Association’s objective to maintain and promote the rule of law in the Commonwealth. The Young Lawyer Officers are mandated to promote the interests of Young Lawyer throughout the Commonwealth through the advancement of this objective.
Through the work of these Young Lawyer Officers, who act as a champions for the CLA, YCLA members benefit from learning about:
- Issues of concern locally and within the wider region that impact the rule of law
- Relevant projects, activities and events that are taking place locally and within the wider region that would be of benefit to you and your career
- News items and social media content that is relevant to your interests, career development and/or area of study
- CLA-branded events such as lectures, seminars, training workshops etc
In addition, you will have all the other benefits of being a CLA members:
- Access to Association news, insights and invites
- A heavily discounted rate to attend the Commonwealth Law Conference 2023 in Goa
- Newsletter and statements straight to your inbox
- Opportunity to get involved in CLA projects
- Opportunity to submit or contribute to articles and think-pieces
The current Young Commonwealth Lawyers Committee are as follows:
| Name | Jurisdiction |
| Co-Chairs | |
| Hadassah Igoche | Nigeria |
| Siddharth Sijoria | India |
| Africa Hub | |
| Daniel Gasaatura | Rwanda |
| Daphine Ntananga | Uganda |
| Stella Wutete | Zimbabwe |
| Americas Hub | |
| Mariam Gagi | Canada, Ontario |
| Lily Wang | Canada, British Columbia |
| Gina Abraham-Thomas | Dominica |
| Krysteen Ormond JP | The Falkland Islands |
| Tianah M Foster | Saint Lucia, Americas Hub |
| Moureeze Franklin | St Vincent and The Grenadines |
| Chloe McMillan | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Davanya Deveaux | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Australasia Hub | |
| Geoffrey Yeung | Hong Kong |
| Tony Lau | Hong Kong |
| Ann Matalasi | Samoa |
| Loretta Damien | Papua New Guinea, Joint Seat |
| Peggy ILU | Papua New Guinea, Joint Seat |
| Europe | |
| Camilla Hart | England and Wales |
| Maximilian Taylor | England and Wales, Lawyer in training |
| Laura Chetcuti Dimech | Malta, Student representative |
| Joanna Robinson | YCLA rep on CLC2025 Papers Committee,England and Wales |
| Santhaan Krishnan | Young Lawyer Mentor/ Hon. Life President,India |
If you have any more questions about becoming a member of the YCLA, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly.
We’d love you to join us.
Hadassah Igoche and Siddharth Sijoria
Co Chairs, YCLA
